Middle East Looking Forward to More Religious Tourism in Post-Pandemic Era
Egypt, Jordan and Israel are busy preparing for the future, investing significant funds and efforts into improving important religious and heritage sites.
The Cradle of the Syrian Revolution is Burning. Again.
The streets of Daraa are empty these days, as if the war had returned to the city. The videos that appear on social networks under the hashtag #savedaraa are often grim – many houses were shelled by the Syrian army and completely destroyed and thousands of refugees are again leaving the city and nearby villages,…
Palestinian Authority Faces Severe Financial Crunch as Bills Go Unpaid
The Palestinian government cannot meet its obligations to contractors in the private sector and might have difficulty in paying salaries to its own workers. As Israel mulls steps designed to strengthen the PA economically and donors consider increasing financial aid, the economic crisis in the West Bank keeps growing. The consequences might be harsh. Read…
After NSO Scandal, What’s Next for Israel’s Cyber Industry?
There may or may not be damage to the Startup Nation’s reputation, and significant change to export regulations is not expected
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With No Israeli Reporters on the Ground, Gaza Remains Invisible to Public
Many Israelis use questionable resources upon which to draw knowledge about life in the coastal strip, while some Israeli journalists dream about returning to Gaza to do their job again
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Analysis: Israel’s Reconsideration of Ties With PA May Be Too Little, Too Late
After years in which former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu explained that the Palestinians do not matter anymore, Israel now has to deal with an explosive Gaza and a no less explosive West Bank
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War Deals a Double Blow to Jewish Life in Ukraine and Russia
For Ukrainian and Russian Jews, the past three decades now seem like a brief flash of light between two long periods of darkness
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Exiled oligarch in Israel: Putin doesn’t want to annex Ukraine, but to destroy it
His company dismantled and friends imprisoned, Leonid Nevzlin has lived in Israel for 20 years. He hasn’t ceased criticizing the Kremlin – and sees some parallels in his new home
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The Lost Opportunity of Mahmoud Abbas
On July 15, 2022, Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, was standing shoulder to shoulder with US President Joe Biden in Bethlehem. It was hard to hide the disappointment on Abbas’s face. Since the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993 he has met five US presidents. The first two—Bill Clinton and George W. Bush—were eager…
There’s uncertainty in Israel and within the Palestinian Authority.
There’s uncertainty in Israel and within the Palestinian Authority. The US’s stabilizing role is critical more than ever.